"Your strength and your courage will be shown in the good works that you do for others." When the trust fund keeping orphaned Jamie in his upper-class boarding school runs out, he must cross the continent to live with his Uncle Angus, a fur trapper, in the Canadian wilderness. Disobeying his father, Awasis, a native boy, and Jamie explore the breathtaking territory on their own. A careless accident makes the unlikely pair realize that their disobedience could cost them their lives. A loyal friendship is sparked as they begin to their vast cultural differences in a different light. But will that light burn brightly enough to lead them safely home?